Set in a river in Africa, The Enormous Crocodile begins by introducing readers to the eponymous Enormous Crocodile, who tells another crocodile called Not-So-Big One that he wants to eat "plump" and tasty children for his lunch. Not-So-Big One objects, as he felt that children tasted "nasty and bitter."
After being rejected by his fellow crocodile, Enormous Crocodile tells other animals in the forest of his plan to eat children. Like No-So-Big One, the animals object to Enormous Crocodile's plan, chastising him for his reprehensible thoughts and telling him that they hope he will be killed and eaten. Upset, the Enormous Crocodile unsuccessfully attempts to attack some of the animals.
The Enormous Crocodile begins his search to find tasty children to eat, but is invariably exposed by fellow animals in the forest. Eventually, though, he is shot into space and is "incinerated like a sausage," killing him in the process.
